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Song Contest 84 (RESUUUUULTS UP!)

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:07 am

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Welcome, one and all, to this, the fantastic eighty-fourth MafiaScum Song Contest!

Submit your song via this FANCY AND IMPROVED form!


What is the MafiaScum Song Contest?


The MafiaScum Song Contest is a monthly (give or take) competition modeled after the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It's a means to gain exposure to new music through the tastes of your peers, like it or not. Those that enter must also vote for the people they are running against based on how much they like the songs. Everyone picks an alias in the form of a country (any one of your choosing) and sends in a song that they like in order to expose it to the other contestants. After voting, they are tallied in the thread and a winner is named. No matter who wins, everyone wins by gaining new knowledge of songs, artists, albums and genres of music in the process!

List of Previously Entered Songs

How to Participate in the Song Contest:


1. Find a song that you like on any internet medium that isn't restricted or private.

2. Submit it via the form linked above!

3. Wait until I reveal the entries. You may or may not be cut (as stated at the end of this post).

4. Once entries are revealed, you will rank your top 10 countries! You will do this via a Google Form link to be provided later. The point values are as follows:

12 points - 1st
10 - 2nd
8 - 3rd
7 - 4th
6 - 5st
5 - 6th
4 - 7th
3 - 8th
2 - 9th
1 - 10th


Please rate fairly by giving all countries a listen. You may not vote for yourself. Everyone, regardless of entry or cut status, may vote, so you can still participate even if you chose not to enter or if you got cut! However, if those that entered and are accepted do not vote, they will get a 20 point penalty and be banned from entering in the next contest, so please consider that before entering.

5. Wait for results. It's that simple!

What entries are/aren't allowed?


In order to eliminate bias, certain entries based on previous performance are banned. After dozens of contests and a following of a vague "Code of Ethics" by the Song Contest population, there have been so many entries that a rule system is now in place as to what can and cannot be entered. Please refer to the list of entered songs linked above and CTRL+F your artist AND song name to make sure it isn't included in the following list.

What isn't allowed?


-You cannot enter an artist that has won ANY contest in the past, no matter how far away that contest is.
-You cannot enter an artist that has been entered in the last 15 contests.
-You cannot enter a song that has been entered before, regardless of placement. (You can enter a cover or different version of that song.) For example: You cannot enter in "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes, but you can enter in "The Hardest Button to Button" by The White Stripes.
-You cannot enter an artist that has gotten Top 3 in both a Song Contest and a Battle of the Best. For example: You may not enter anything by the Doves, as they got 2nd in both a BotB AND the Song Contest they were featured in.
-You cannot enter something that is not a "song". We generally interpret this term very loosely, but here are some examples:

Things considered a song: Anything created with an actual artist and song title that is INTENDED for the listener, even if it's painful to listen or even if there's nothing included (Examples: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit, Eminem - Lose Yourself, Barney - I Love You, John Cage - 4'33, Sunn 0))) - 0))) Bow 1, etc.)

Things not considered a song: Anything without an artist or title, a video clip of something random, a comedy routine (unless it's an actual song ala Stephen Lynch), a large square wave, an animal barking, total silence not being attributed to an artist, etc. (Examples: A clip of Louis CK's Shameless, an ibex screeching, a clip of a game show, a clip of someone screaming, etc.)

I will let you know if your entry does not meet the criteria of a "song," but it should be fairly obvious.

What IS allowed, then?


-You can enter an artist that has gotten 2nd or lower at least 15 contests ago, as long as you do not repeat a song.
-You can enter an artist that got Top 3 in either a Song Contest or a Battle of the Best. As stated previously, it cannot have gotten top 3 in BOTH.
-You can enter a different version of a song entered before, such as a cover (or the original if the cover was entered first). For example, Johnny Cash's "Hurt" has already been entered, but you can still enter Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt".

Other than that, you're good! We'll let you know by PM if your entry violates these, but if it -does-, you have until the deadline to fix it or we reserve the right to deny your entry (as if you haven't entered one at all) due to time constraints. Be careful.

Reserved Countries

Australia
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Chile
Cote d'Ivoire
East Timor
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Jamaica
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Macedonia
Madagascar
Mali
Portugal
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
St. Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
United Kingdom
USA
Vietnam
Wales




Deadline for entries is 6 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 14th.




If we get more than 26 entries, the 26 participants in the competition will be decided based on the following criteria:

1. First-time entrants

2. Top 5 in the current rankings (hitogoroshi, Untrod Tripod, ChannelDelibird, DeasVail, Mina)

3. Last winner (next spot down if the person in 1st is guaranteed. Same for 2nd, 3rd, etc. WILL include staff members if they are not above) (Empire)

4. Honorary and Current Song Contest Team (Porochaz, JDodge, Matias, hitogoroshi, quadz08, xRECKONERx)

5. Any entrant who was cut in the period of the last 3 contests (except those cut for not voting) and has not used their guaranteed bid.
3 Contests remaining: (Marquis, pickemgenius, Parama, Quilford, Debonair Danny DiPietro, Scigatt)
2 Contests remaining: (T-Bone)
1 Contest remaining: ()

6. Any entrant that has entered the Song Contest at least once in the past, but has not entered in the past 5 contests, including any BotBs and/or special events

7. Everyone else

The following people have been banned from this contest for not voting in the previous contest: (N, Drench, pappums rat, Korts, MTD)

Anyone who does not make the cut is guaranteed a spot in one of the next 3 contests.
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:08 am

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Entries!

Votes are due on April 30th at 6 PM Eastern!







Five Man Electrical Band - Signs


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Robert Delong - The Long Way Down


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Arthur Beatrice - Midland


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The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song


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Miriam Stockley - Perfect Day


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Lucifer In The Sky With Diamonds - Counting Time


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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Case of the Missing Ladyfingers / Jackpot


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R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)


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Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Master of Art


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Twenty-One Pilots - Tear In My Heart


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Sia - Burn the Pages


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Faada Freddy - We Sing in Time


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Kemialliset Ystävät - Alempana Kuin Enkelit


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Thank You Scientist - Carnival


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Deardrops - My Dear Stardust


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Supergrass - Alright


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Glass Animals - Gooey


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Charli XCX - Body of My Own


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Badly Drawn Boy - All Possibilities


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Attack over Grace - Your Blood, Their Hands, My Heart


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OqueStrada - Oxalá Te Veja


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The Kooks - Bad Habit


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Hungry Lucy - Storm


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Peter Evans Quintet - 323


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Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up


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FENCES - Sunburns


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Bicephalous Bob (Western Sahara), Cephrir (Portugal), Hiraki (United Kingdom), Natirasha (Cote d'Ivoire), Seraphim (Colombia), and The Bugle (Canada) have been cut from this contest. They will gain an automatic bid in SC84.
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:15 am

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this is it!
this is the contest i win!
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:19 am

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not a strong start
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:20 am

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- reserved for buttes -
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:23 am

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ego
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:41 am

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Not gonna forget
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:19 am

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I swear my entry isn't a troll entry.
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:30 am

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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:39 am

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Found a great song.
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:58 am

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Entering a 10 year old chart-topper
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:15 am

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Entering an artist I entered more than 30 contests ago except now the lead singer looks like Hannibal Lecter with a butts craving.
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:18 am

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huh I should remember to use my bid this time...
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:20 am

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I have no idea what I want to submit to get cut.
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:52 am

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Entering instrumental surf rock.
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:44 am

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In post 14, Empire wrote:Entering instrumental surf rock.

Enjoy your 12
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:32 am

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girl look at that ego
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:54 am

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Just so you guys know, my entry has been approved by Sarah Jessica Parker.
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:00 pm

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please don't tell me it's from glee
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:02 pm

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I figure I should at least choose an interesting song to get cut with.
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:04 pm

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this is a contest where I enter and rightside

EDIT: got even more mileage out of saving the edit page for my entry form last contest. copy+pasted every field, ez
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:11 pm

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In post 18, Marquis wrote:please don't tell me it's from glee

Ew, no.
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:03 pm

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Holy shit, I have a guaranteed entry?

Time to second-guess this contest's submission forever so I can hold onto this spot.
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:37 pm

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heheheehehehehehe

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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:59 pm

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